McDonald's plans 150 franchised units in Russia in next three years

February 22, 2013

McDonald's plans to expand its footprint in Russia through franchising. Its initial franchisee in the market, Rosinter, plans to open its first restaurants in…

Dunkin' Brands names development, consumer insight and talent management leaders

February 22, 2013

Dunkin' Brands Group Inc., parent company of Dunkin' Donuts and Baskin-Robbins, has appointed three new vice presidents to its management team. Brian…

Report: Indian QSR market expected to grow 30% by 2015

A younger population, higher rate of urbanization, larger disposable incomes, higher protein consumption, increased participation of women in the workforce…

Burger King shifting to value messaging amidst tight competition

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

Operations coaches now working with restaurant teams to standardize the customer experience across the U.S. system.

Tim Hortons testing electric vehicle charging stations

February 13, 2013

Electric vehicle owners in Oakville, Ontario, are now able to charge their cars during a Tim Hortons visit. The chain has installed its first electric vehicle…

Yum! Brands plans expansion in Russia

February 11, 2013

Yum! Restaurants International's Oleg Pisklov said today that the company plans to open between 60 and 70 restaurants in 2013 in Russia and other Commonwealth…

McDonald's U.S. January sales can't offset dismal global performance

February 8, 2013

McDonald's Corporation today announced that global comparable sales decreased 1.9 percent in January. Performance by segment was as follows:

Yum! Brands: 'We underestimated China chicken supply investigation'

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

Taco Bell, Pizza Hut and KFC's U.S. sales all finished the year on an upswing; Taco Bell will launch Ranch Doritos Locos Tacos in March.

Burger King expands Positive Steps menu in Latin America

February 5, 2013

Burger King's menu in the Latin America/Caribbean has expanded significantly. The brand announced multiple new products, many of which were created in line…

Burger King dropped-supplier investigation confirms horse meat presence

February 1, 2013

Burger King announced that its investigation of former supplier Silvercrest Foods has been concluded. The company dropped the supplier earlier this month after…

McDonald's South Africa deploys IBM social business software

February 1, 2013

McDonald's South Africa has implemented IBM's social business software, converging social, mobile and cloud facilitating for its expansion into new markets…

Dunkin' Donuts plans its debut in Vietnam

January 30, 2013

Dunkin' Donuts today announced it has signed a franchise agreement with Vietnam Food and Beverage Co. Ltd. to develop the brand in Vietnam. The agreement calls…

Baskin-Robbins announces plans to triple China footprint

January 30, 2013

Baskin-Robbins today announced the signing of five new franchise agreements to aggressively expand the brand's presence in China. The new franchise agreements…

Menchie's franchise agreement paves way for Canadian expansion

January 29, 2013

Yogurtworld Franchising Corp. announced that it has sold its rights to develop and operate Menchie's Frozen Yogurt units in Canada. The primary assets that…

Quiznos plans aggressive expansion in Mexico

January 28, 2013

Quiznos has partnered with Mexico City-based Quizmex SA DE CV to open more than 150 restaurants in Mexico throughout the next 10 years, including five in…

Popeyes returns to Vietnam market

January 28, 2013

Last week, Popeyes opened a new restaurant in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, six months after the company exited the country, citing losses.

Auntie Anne's projects 100 new U.S. stores in 2013

January 25, 2013

Auntie Anne's turns 25 on Feb. 2. To celebrate, the company is reporting milestones reached in 2012, including 202 new stores, of which 117 were in the U.S.

McDonald's Canada named Marketer of the Year for transparency campaign

January 24, 2013

McDonald's Canada was recognized as the 2012 Marketer of the Year by Marketing magazine at a gala event held earlier this week.

McDonald's Australia's mobile app tracks supply chain

January 22, 2013

A new iOS app created for McDonald's Australia allows customers to track where their meal's ingredients came from.

Frying up snacks in human fat – is this what we’ve come to?

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

A Dutch television show is taking food experimentation to an uncomfortable level.